Utah Location Guide

When choosing a location, remember to keep in mind the feelings and story you want to tell. Do you want to run down a green hill, sit in a field of tall grass, play along the lakeshore, or be seen with some of the most majestic mountain or dessert views?

Mountains

    • Easy to get to location

    • Busy on weekends

    • Lake

    • View of Mount Timpanogous

    • Evergreen trees

    • Grassy patches

    • Great location during the winter and summer

    • No travel fee required

    • Short hike to location

    • Evergreen Trees

    • Wild Flower Fields

    • Great views of the valley and mountains

    • Great location during the winter and summer

    • No travel fee required

    • Decent hike to location

    • Parking can be difficult and crowded

    • Entrance Fee (around $7)

    • Beautiful Wild Flower Fields

    • Great Mountain Views

    • No travel fee required

    • Decent hike to location

    • Flower Fields in mid-June to late summer

    • Beautiful Mountains in the background

    • Not so crowded

    • No travel fee required

Fields/Hills/Forest

  • One of my most favorite locations for green fields

    Lots of space to get fun wide shots

    Grassy green hills

    Can be crowded on weekends

    Easy to get to

    No travel fee required

    • Green hills, little rivers and brooks, forest areas

    • Wild Flowers

    • Great place for story telling, stage a picnic, exploring the woods

    • Best during the summer

    • There is a hiking trail near Ensign Peak with rolling green hills in the summer and snowy mountains over looking the city in the winter

    • Not crowded

    • Small hike to the location

    • Green hills

    • Beautiful sunset overlooking the city in the valley

    • No travel fee required

    • Green hills

    • open field

    • trees

    • sunset overlooking the city

    • No travel fee required

Dessert/Red Rock

    • Sand Dunes that go for miles

    • Literally looks like you are in the Dune movie

    • Fairly easy access to location

    • No travel fee required

    • Looks a lot like Zion National Park

    • Red rock with green shrubbery in the summer

    • Not too crowded

    • Easy access to location

    • No travel fee required

  • Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon, Arches National Park, Moab

    I love shooting at these parks! You can get some incredible shots.

    Travel fee required

Urban/City Scape

    • Elegant regal architecture

    • Blossom trees in the spring

    • Grand columns

    • Can be a bit busy

    • No trave fee required

    • City Scape

    • parking garage

    • crosswalks

    • Alleys

    • Cars

    • City Lights

    • No travel fee required

    • in-doors

    • Natural light

    • backdrops

    • great for the winter if you want to avoid snow

    • editorial

    • No travel fee required

Other Locations

    • Beautiful white flat land in the late spring and summer.

    • Reflective water in the autumn and winter

    • Distant mountains in the background

    • Easy Access to location

    • Great views of the Salt Lake

    • Green hills

    • Tall grass

    • Buffalo

    • distant views of the mountains

    • Travel fee required

  • Fairytale princess vibes

    Castle structures

    Gorgeous trees and greenery in the summer